Back in 2016, Carson Wentz wasn’t a superstar yet. He wasn’t a former MVP candidate who had to interrupt an incredible season to have knee surgery. He wasn’t a Super Bowl champion. He wasn’t incredibly efficient in the red zone. What he embodied was hope. The Philadelphia Eagles selected him second overall in 2016’s NFL Draft.
There was some talk that, even if they had the number-one overall pick, they still would have gone with Wentz over the guy that went first, Jared Goff of the Los Angeles Rams.